Chapter One Lab Flashcards
What is the universally accepted standard position of the body?
Anatomical Position
What is the cephalic?
The head
What is the cervical?
The neck region.
What is the thoracic?
The chest.
What is the abdominal?
The anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs.
What is the pelvic?
The pelvis region.
What is the pubic?
The genital region.
What does axial refer to?
Relating to the head, neck, and trunk, the axis of the body.
Appendicular refers to what?
Relating to the limbs and their attachments to the axis.
What is the point of the shoulder called?
Acromial
What is the forearm called?
Antebrachial
What do you call the anterior surface of the elbow?
Antecubital
What is another name for the armpit?
Axillary
What is a brachial?
Arm
What is a buccal?
Cheek
What is a carpal?
Wrist
Another name for head?
Cephalic
What do we call the neck region?
Cervical
Another name for the hip?
Coxal
What is the crural?
Leg
Digital means what?
Fingers or toes
Another name for the thigh?
Femoral
What is the medical term for the side of the leg?
Fibular (peroneal)
What is the medical term for the forehead?
Frontal
What is the hallux?
Great toe
What is the medical term for the groin area?
Inguinal
What is the medical term for the breast region?
Mammary
What is a manus?
Hand
What is a mental?
Chin
What is the medical term for the nose?
Nasal
What is the medical term for mouth?
Oral
What is an orbital?
Bony eye socket (orbit)
What does palmer represent?
Palm of the hand
What is the patellar?
Anterior knee (knee cap) region
What is the pedal?
Foot
What is the pollex?
Thumb
What is the region of the breast bone called?
Sternal
What is the medical term for the ankle?
Tarsal
What is the thoracic?
Chest
What is the umbilical?
Naval
What is the calcaneal?
Heel of the foot
What is another name for the back?
Dorsum
Another name for the buttocks?
Gluteal
What is the lumbar?
Area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin
What is the occipital?
Posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull.
What is the olecranal?
Posterior aspect of the elbow
What is the otic?
Ear
What is the perineal?
The region between the anus and external genitalia
What is the plantar?
The sole of the foot
What is the popliteal?
Back of the knee
What is the ares between the hips called?
Sacral
What is the scapula or shoulder blade area called?
Scapular
What is the sural?
Calf or posterior surface of the leg
What is the area of the spinal column called?
Vertebral
What are structures that are most forward called?
Anterior
What are structures toward the backside of the body?
Posterior